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Events Archive

Past events hosted by the Center for Global Studies are housed here. Links will connect you with a video recording or interview. For other CGS media, visit our video archive and our YouTube channel.

2023

2023: Before Outlander: Networking Jacobites in Eighteenth-Century Scotland & the Diaspora

Professor Leith Davis from Simon University presents at UW, during Scotland Week 2023.

2023: Japan-Wyoming Business Forum

An inaugural forum highlighting current economic connections and cooperation between Wyoming and Japan, including projects in the energy sector aiming at cleaner energy production and opportunities for further development in economic collaboration.

2023: Centennial Speaker Series 2023: Student Research and YSEALI

University of Wyoming students present on their global research, and YSEALI fellows present on their experience at the university and in Wyoming.

2023: Centennial Speaker Series 2023: Motive and Migration - past, present, future?

Jim Ahern, Caroline McCracken-Flesher, and Jerry Fowler present on the spanning history of human migration, from neanderthals to current immigration law.

2023: Centennial Speaker Series 2023: Are There Any Bright Spots? Evidence for Hope

Dr. Tanja Börzel and Dr. Thomas Risse discuss hopeful (and sometimes hidden) political and historical trends from New York, Brussels, and Jerusalem.

Memories of Imprisonment at Heart Mountain

Sam Mihara shares his experience at Heart Mountain, and the work he has done to share the history of the confinement site and the stories of those unjustly forced to live there.

Emigrate, Immigrate, Repeat: Mapping People across our Mobile World

Alumnus Hamid Kahn and UWyo professor Jerry Fowler discuss historical and modern questions of emigration and immigration, in a conversation moderated by Caroline McCracken-Flesher.

The Abraham Accords from a Moroccan Perspective: Three Years On

Mohsine El Ahmadi, Fulbright scholar and professor at Cadi Ayyad University, shares his insight into the ongoing politics and perspectives of the Abraham Accords, and the need for a more multi-faceted understanding.

2022

2022: Centennial Speaker Series 2022: Student Research Presentations

Adlynn Jamaludin, Jordan Von Eggers, and Mina Moscatelli present on their global research.

2022: Centennial Speaker Series 2022: Pending Global Food Crisis

Professors Barbara Rasco, Roger Coupal, and Thomas Foulke present on global conflict in Ukraine, Syria, and Sri Lanka and the impacts on food, immigration, politics, and humanitarian aid.

2022: Centennial Speaker Series 2022: Putin's Wars and the International Order

Professors Tanja Börzel and Thomas Risse, from Freie Universität Berlin, present on Putin and his war against Ukraine, NATO, democratization, and the future of the global order.

2022: Putin's Wars and the Global Order

A presentation on the current and future outlooks of the war in Ukraine and its effects on the world. Presented by Thomas Risse, Tanja Börzel, Mathias Albert, and Antje Wiener. Moderated by Jean Garrison.

2022: Costs of Conflict

A presentation on the ongoing effects of conflict on displacement, agriculture, and the economy. Presented at the University of Wyoming, by Dr. Neely Mahapatra, Dr. Roger Coupal, Dr. Thomas Foulke, and Dr. Thorsten Janus. Moderated by Dr. Stephanie Anderson.

2022: Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan Scholar Visit: Opening Dance

Dance performed by Dilnoza Khasilova of WyoGlobal.

2022: Aziz Abu Sarah: Crossing Boundaries

A public talk about ethical travel and tourism, by Aziz Abu Sarah, author, speaker, and co-founder of Mejdi Tours.

2021

2021: WYO Connect Collaborative Conversations: World Affairs, and the Necessity of International Public Service

A Conversation with Ambassador Richard N. Holwill, facilitated by Dr. Stephanie Anderson and Dr. Jean Garrison

2021: WYO Connect Collaborative Conversations: Israel

UW faculty in conversation with their international research and teaching partners, featuring Paul Flesher and Matthew Adams.

2021: WYO Connect Collaborative Conversations: Hong Kong

UW faculty in conversation with their international research and teaching partners, featuring Tristan Wallhead and Raymond Kim-Wai Sum.

2021: WYO Connect Collaborative Conversations: Scotland

UW faculty in conversation with their international research and teaching partners, featuring Caroline McCracken-Flesher and Alan Riach.

2021: Centennial Speaker Series 2021: Student Presentations

Featuring presentations by Natalie Gordon, Matthew Giles, and Kyle Sabourin

2021: Centennial Speaker Series 2021: Faculty Presentations

UW faculty speak on International Fairs and Festivals, featuring Isa Helfgott (World Fairs), Renee Laegreid (Buffalo Bill in Italy), and Dilnoza Khasilova (Uzbek Customs and Costumes)

2021: Centennial Speakers Series 2021: The International Politics of a Pandemic with Tanja, Thomas, & Jean

Professors Tanja A. Börzel, Jean Garrison, and Thomas Risse present on the international politics of the pandemic.

2021: Panel Discussion on Global Vaccine Inequity

Panel discussion, featuring Dr. Kem Krueger, Dr. Brant Schumaker, Dr. Christine Porter, and Dr. Penelope Shihab.

2021: Ambassador Of Uzbekistan Presents Opportunities For Collaboration

Ambassador of Uzbekistan, Javlon Vakhabov, speaks on opportunities for collaboration between Wyoming and Uzbekistan.

2021: Hamid Khan: A Muslim's Journey from Wyoming to Afghanistan and Beyond

Hamid Khan speaks at the University of Wyoming about his experiences in the US and Afghanistan.

2021: WPR interview with Hamid Khan

Afghanistan expert, Hamid Khan, speaks to Bob Beck about the Taliban.

2021: Saturday University from the Buffalo Bill Center of the West

Three presentations, plus a lunchtime roundtable on "The Visual Propaganda of Women's Suffrage: Legacies in Wyoming, New Zealand, and Australia," "The Armed Man: A Figure in Mexican Cultural Politics," and "Fragmenting Habitats and Human-Elephant Conflicts in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India."

2020

2020: CGS Virtual Presentation Series: Susan Alt

“Cultural Autonomy, Environmental Protection, and Economic Development in Chiloé, Chile: Small-Scale Ecotourism and Conservation” by Susan Alt.

2020: CGS Virtual Presentation Series: Phineas Kelly

"The Rapa Nui Project" by Phineas Kelley.

2020: CGS Virtual Presentation Series: Cole Nutter

"Gendered Neoliberal Projects and Ivorian Refugees in Ghana" by Cole Nutter.

2020: CGS Virtual Presentation Series: Leena Hornlein

"Internships at the United States House Foreign Affairs Committee" by Leena Hornlein.

2020: Centennial Speaker Series August 2020

In this discussion, the panel will discuss the importance of the transatlantic relationship from both regional and global contexts and address ongoing challenges in the COVID-19 era. Speakers include: Dr. Thomas Risse, Dr. Tanja Börzel, Dr. Jean Garrison, and Dr. Stephanie Anderson.